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'''Nice''' (pronounced "niis") is a city in southern [[France]] on the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] coast. It is a commune in the French department of [[Alpes-Maritimes]]. It has over 345,000 people living in the city as of 2012 (1,000,000 in its metropolitan area). It has many beaches. It has a hot-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] (''Csa'' in the [[Koeppen climate classification]]). Summers are hot, dry, and sunny; winters are mild with moderate rainfall.
'''Nice''' (pronounced "neece") is a city in southern [[France]] on the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] coast. It is a commune in the French department of [[Alpes-Maritimes]]. It has over 345,000 people living in the city as of 2012 (1,000,000 in its metropolitan area). It has many beaches. It has a hot-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] (''Csa'' in the [[Koeppen climate classification]]). Summers are hot, dry, and sunny; winters are mild with moderate rainfall.


From the late 18th century, wealthy [[British people|British]] visitors came to Nice, with its beauty and its warm climate. [[Queen Victoria]] was amongst them: she made several visits. The city's main seaside promenade, the ''Promenade des Anglais'' owes its name to these visitors.<ref>Alain Ruggiero, op. cit., p. 137</ref> The clear air and soft light appeals to painters. [[Marc Chagall]] and [[Henri Matisse]] spent years here and are well represented in the city's museums, the ''Musée Marc Chagall'', ''Musée Matisse'' and ''Musée des Beaux-Arts''.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.europe-cities.com/en/573/france/nice/ |title=Nice, France travel. Comprehensive guide to Nice |publisher=Europe-cities.com |accessdate=3 April 2011 |archive-date=17 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417013429/http://www.europe-cities.com/en/573/france/nice/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
From the late 18th century, wealthy [[British people|British]] visitors came to Nice, with its beauty and its warm climate. [[Queen Victoria]] was amongst them: she made several visits. The city's main seaside promenade, the ''Promenade des Anglais'' owes its name to these visitors.<ref>Alain Ruggiero, op. cit., p. 137</ref> The clear air and soft light appeals to painters. [[Marc Chagall]] and [[Henri Matisse]] spent years here and are well represented in the city's museums, the ''Musée Marc Chagall'', ''Musée Matisse'' and ''Musée des Beaux-Arts''.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.europe-cities.com/en/573/france/nice/ |title=Nice, France travel. Comprehensive guide to Nice |publisher=Europe-cities.com |accessdate=3 April 2011 |archive-date=17 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417013429/http://www.europe-cities.com/en/573/france/nice/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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For other uses, see Nice (disambiguation).
Nice
Prefecture and commune
Port Lympia of Nice
Port Lympia of Nice
Flag of Nice
Flag
Coat of arms of Nice
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Nicæa civitas fidelissima
Location of Nice
Map
Nice is located in France
Nice
Nice
Nice is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Nice
Nice
Coordinates: 43°42′12″N 7°15′59″E / 43.7034°N 7.2663°E / 43.7034; 7.2663
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonNice-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2017–21) Christian Estrosi
Area
1
71.92 km2 (27.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
343,895
 • Rank5th in France
 • Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2013)
1,004,826
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06088 /
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nice (pronounced "neece") is a city in southern France on the Mediterranean coast. It is a commune in the French department of Alpes-Maritimes. It has over 345,000 people living in the city as of 2012 (1,000,000 in its metropolitan area). It has many beaches. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification). Summers are hot, dry, and sunny; winters are mild with moderate rainfall.

From the late 18th century, wealthy British visitors came to Nice, with its beauty and its warm climate. Queen Victoria was amongst them: she made several visits. The city's main seaside promenade, the Promenade des Anglais owes its name to these visitors.[1] The clear air and soft light appeals to painters. Marc Chagall and Henri Matisse spent years here and are well represented in the city's museums, the Musée Marc Chagall, Musée Matisse and Musée des Beaux-Arts.[2]

Nice has the second largest hotel capacity in the country and is one of its most visited cities. It gets 5 million tourists every year.[3] It also has the third busiest airport in France after the two main Parisian ones.[3]

The cuisine is excellent. It benefits from the Mediterranean in the form of bouillabaisse (a shellfish dish). From the end of empire, immigration from Algeria has led to excellent North African dishes such as cous-cous. Ratatouille and (obviously) salade niçoise are more local dishes.[4]

There is a local dialect, le nissard, nissart, or niçard. It is a variety of the regional language, Occitan. It is Italian in style, reminding that the area has been under different sovereignty in the past.

Over 70 people were killed in an attack on 14 July 2016.

Parade

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Sister city

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Nice is twinned with:

Education

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References

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  1. ↑ Alain Ruggiero, op. cit., p. 137
  2. ↑ "Nice, France travel. Comprehensive guide to Nice". Europe-cities.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nice Airport". Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  4. ↑ Jacques Médecin 1972. La Cuisine du Comté de Nice. Edition Julliard, Paris. ISBN 2-26000-025-8

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